Exclusive | Classic English Hayrack Planters Keep Plants Happier with Less Work

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AquaSav Liner reduces watering chores and promotes healthy plants

These windowboxes are inspired by the wrought iron hayrack planters found on traditional English cottages, but they require 50% less watering. The secret? AquaSav™ Liners; sandwiched between layers of natural coir fiber is a water-retaining plastic liner. The racks are crafted from powder-coated steel for durability and long-lasting beauty..

Powder coating uniform and applied well, Brackets are coated also,hangs low on brackets, about 5 in. needs that plant height to hide hooks screwed into wall, hangs on an angle,put block of wood behind next to house to level, then all will be fine

They look most attractive when they are installed. The directions for installing were misleading and it took three phone calls before this was cleared up. However I love the overall look, the amount of soil they hold which gives the plants a chance to grow and thrive beautifully and really decorate the windows.

They not only felt flimsy, but they arrived bent up. They are not powdercoated but covered with a light tool dip material susceptible to tearing. The hooks provided to mount it were not at all sturdy or versatile for different window formats, and they didn't work for my windows. I had so little confidence in them that I ultimately decided not to unbend them and find a mounting workaround, and I returned them. I ultimately purchased what I needed from my local big box store, which I hated to do as I would much rather buy from GS.

I purchsed 2 wire baskets last year from a local nursery with marvelous results so, based on the high quality of other items I'd purchased from Gardeners I skipped the nursery and purchased 2 more of these wire baskets from Gardeners... What a mistake! The Gardeners wire baskets are so flimsy they warped out of shape and the plants spilled out on to the ground.

I ordered two 30" hayracks with aqua save liners last year they were OK although not like those pictured on the website catalog which had a more attractive curved, rolled over edge with more reinforcement. I use the light weight potting mix and plant annuals in them. This year I ordered two 36" ones to match. :-( They bent when hung with the two hangers - three would be better. The aqua liners do not fit over the top of the metal edge on the back and front so water flows over the top and they cannot be filled with sufficient potting mix. Soon after plants were placed (small annuals) and watered both hayracks were bending, vinyl covering cracked, and liners sunk below top rail. I had to use wire to pull the fronts up and attach to the backs so they would not continue to bend. I would send them back except what a mess that would be! This product is so disappointing considering what is advertised on the website.

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